control freak
control freak · control freaks
A person who is excessively controlling and domineeringA person who is excessively controlling and domineering.
» Tom is such a control freak.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(informal)A person who is excessively controlling and domineering.
Kontrollfreak
(informal)A tyrant or manipulator.
More definitions
- someone with a compulsive desire to exert control over situations and people
Examples
22 sentencesTom is such a control freak.
Tom is just an insecure control freak.
Tom is a control freak, isn't he?
I know Tom is a control freak.
I know that Tom is a control freak.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
person who is excessively controlling:
Origin
From control + freak. First use appears c. 1970 in the Los Angeles Times.From control + freak. First use appears c. 1970 in the Los Angeles Times.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: control freaks| Singular | control freak |
|---|---|
| Plural | control freaks |
regular